Femi Soyinka

Femi Soyinka (4 January 1937 – 14 June 2022) was a Nigerian professor of Dermatology and the provost of the College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.[1]

Femi Soyinka
Born(1937-01-04)4 January 1937
Abeokuta, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (now Ogun State, Nigeria)
Died14 June 2022(2022-06-14) (aged 85)
NationalityNigerian
Education
Occupations
  • Researcher
  • Dermatologist
  • Venereologist
  • Immunologist
RelativesWole Soyinka Ransome-Kuti family

Early life and education

Femi Soyinka was born into the Soyinka's family in 1937.[2] He was the younger brother of writer, Wole Soyinka. He obtained his medical degree and Doctor of Medicine in 1964 and 1965 at the University of Heidelberg[3] In 1972, he obtained a master's degree in public health from Hadassah Medical School, (MPH) Israel.[4]

Career

He was an academician and he worked in the field for thirty years.[5]

Death

Femi Soyinka died on 14 June 2022 in his home Kukumada Village, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, at the age of 85.[3]

References
  1. OLAOLUWA, Joseph (15 June 2022). "Femi Soyinka dies at 85 | Femi Soyinka dies at 85". International Centre for Investigative Reporting. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. "Femi Soyinka dies at 85 - Premium Times Nigeria". 14 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. "Professor Soyinka's brother, Femi, dies at 85". Punch Newspapers. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. "Wole Soyinka's brother Femi dies at 85". The Nation Newspaper. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. Report, Agency (15 June 2022). "JUST-IN: Prof Soyinka Is Dead". Retrieved 17 June 2022.


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